Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Watermelon Creek


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   no consensus. There are weak arguments on both sides like "I've never heard of it" and "it exists, so must be notable." But in the end, some marginal sources have been provided. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 02:48, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Watermelon Creek

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This page is describing a creek that is not notable, and it has clearly not been copy edited. E2eamon (talk) 02:24, 3 March 2010 (UTC)  Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,   A rbitrarily 0    ( talk ) 00:58, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete. Not notable, google doesn't jump out to say it is, doesn't read well. —Preceding unsigned comment added by SmokingNewton (talk • contribs) 05:16, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of South Carolina-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 15:27, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete I lived in SC my whole life, travelled around the northern part of the state (had some ancestors that lived there, went with my Mom to document their graves and such), and I've never heard of Fairdeal or Watermelon Creek. I can't find stuff on them either.  Ian.thomson (talk) 15:58, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep. What's relevant here is whether the geographic feature is listed in GNIS. In this case, GNIS lists a Watermelon Creek in Charleston County, South Carolina and one in Anderson County, South Carolina. See and   GNIS does not have a listing for Fairdeal, South Carolina or Fair Deal, South Carolina,  Eastmain (talk • contribs)  19:24, 3 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Merge/Redirect to Rocky River (South Carolina). Despite the poor writing in the article, this creek does appear to exist; it's the creek in Anderson County that Eastmain mentioned above. However, it appears to be a rather short creek with no particular notability, and there's no consensus which states that all short creeks are notable, so it should be merged into the Rocky River article since it's ultimately a tributary of that river. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 22:08, 5 March 2010 (UTC) Keep Apparently there's more consensus toward all geographic features being notable than I thought. I also found some references to the creek in outside sources, which is enough to convince me to keep this article. TheCatalyst31 Reaction•Creation 01:41, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so consensus may be reached.


 * Keep - Appears in GNIS which proves its existence. As per notability it is my opinion that all streams are pretty much inherently notable, heck I created an article on a small creek a day or two ago. I cite WP:5P which states, "It incorporates elements of general and specialized encyclopedias, almanacs, and gazetteers." - Marcusmax  ( speak ) 04:05, 11 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Delete – doesn't seem notable enough to have its own article even if it is lister in GNIS, and very few Google hits. Pepper ∙piggle 00:42, 12 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Keep: Is a body of water. All bodies of water are a part of this earth, and are notable. Dew Kane (talk) 16:22, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.